In the Netherlands, the Air France-KLM Group (AF-KLM) and Neste have announced the expansion of their existing cooperation with a new strategic partnership for the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to the Group. Neste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1,000,000 tons (approximately 1.26 billion liters) of Neste MY Sustainable […]
In Canada, Topsoe has been selected by Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) to officially support the production of renewable diesel in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. FCL has chosen Topsoe’s HydroFlexTM process to produce low-carbon renewable diesel. The FCL renewable diesel plant, once fully operational, has the potential to produce 15,000 barrels per day. The facility will be […]
In Indonesia, Bloomberg reports B40 vehicles trials are moving to the island of Java over the next few weeks where six Toyota Innova minivans will be tested at higher altitudes. Since palm oil-based biodiesel tends to solidify in colder temperatures, the aim is to see if the higher blend can keep the vehicles running up […]
In Singapore, ScaleUp Bio will launch two precision fermentation facilities for start-ups to use during their product development phase in an effort to help bridge the gap for early-stage companies in Southeast Asia. The first facility will be in central Singapore at the Nurasa’s Food Tech Innovation Centre, hosted together with the Singapore Agency for […]
In Washington, according to Energy Information Administration data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending October 21, ethanol production expanded 1.7 percent to 1.033 million b/d, equivalent to 43.39 million gallons daily and the largest weekly output since July. However, production was 6.6 percent less than the same week last year and […]
In Germany, with Röchling-BioBoom and Röchling-ReLoop, the international Röchling Group is launching two new sustainable product families for bioplastics and recycled materials. The sustainable products and concepts will be presented for the first time at K 2022 in Düsseldorf. The new product families aim to strengthen the Group’s own sustainability activities and to support customers […]
In Spain, researchers at the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), in collaboration with researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology in Korea, have recently published a work in Nature Communications journal revealing a new strategy to improve itaconic acid production through synthetic biology technology. Itaconic acid is used as a raw material […]
In Japan, the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service reports that on October 4, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) invited public comments on the proposed Basic Policy for Promoting Decarbonization of Aviation. The proposed policy identifies Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) introduction as a key strategy for reducing CO2 emissions in Japan’s aviation sector. […]
In Japan, Astomos Energy Corporation, Sustainable Energy Development Co. Ltd., and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have agreed to a memorandum of understanding to jointly study the establishment of a marine transportation system having less environmental impact through the effective use of organic substances generated on board ships. With the signing of this MoU, the […]
In Italy, Eni has definitively ended the procurement of palm oil for use at the Venice and Gela biorefineries for the production of hydrogenated biofuels. The last shipments arrived in the last few weeks, ahead of the declared goal of becoming ‘palm oil free’ by the end of 2022. Eni’s biorefineries in Venice and Gela […]
